![]() The love poetry is gentle the theme is often responsibility. Poems such as “What Can I Offer Her” and “Government Assistance or My Soul” bemoan unemployment, and the title poem celebrates growth in spite of obstacles. Each poem is presented in his handwriting as well as in typeface, an engaging device. ![]() There is passion here, including anger, but this poetry is far more gentle, albeit less powerful, than the rap lyrics that would make him infamous. The young rapper-to-be wrote love poems, distressed poems, depressed poems. When nineteen-year-old Shakur joined the writing circle of Leila Steinberg, as she relates in her introduction to this collection, he became its leading force. Written in his own hand from the time he was nineteen, these seventy-two poems embrace his spirit, his energy - and his ultimate message of hope. Tupac Shakur’s most intimate and honest thoughts were uncovered only after his death with the instant classic The Rose That Grew from Concrete.įor the first time in paperback, this collection of deeply personal poetry is a mirror into the legendary artist’s enigmatic world and its many contradictions. His legacy is indomitable - as vibrant and alive today as it has ever been. ![]() His death was tragic - a violent homage to the power of his voice. His talent was unbounded - a raw force that commanded attention and respect. ![]() ![]() The Rose That Grew from Concrete (paperback) ![]()
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